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Infrared Telescope Lifts Off

Posted by Hemos on from the up-up-up-and-away dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On its Delta 2 Heavy-Lift vehicle, the Space Infrared Telescope (SIRTF) successfully launched to its solar orbit at 1:35 AM (EDT). As a result of the expansion of the Universe, most of the optical and ultraviolet radiation emitted from stars, galaxies, and quasars since the beginning of time now lies in the infrared. How and when the first objects in the Universe formed will be learned in large part from this observatory's infrared observations."

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  1. Re:Infrared, eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    > So, this means it will be able to see through those bikinis, eh?

    First you'd have to spot one among the heavens. Aren't you being a tad optimistic?

  2. Re:Technology by Coelacanth · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I'm happy to say that code is all Java based...

    Oh, so THAT'S why it's shaped like a giant coffee maker.